AI is a technology not a product | Hacker News

Hacker News users compared AI to Dropbox in the sync era: as inference gets cheaper, AI may become infrastructure, not a standalone product.

The discussion said model access could commoditize, making AI more of a feature embedded in devices and services than a durable moat.

Apple was a key example: its edge would depend less on building frontier models and more on seamless Siri, voice, and device-level experiences.

The broader takeaway is that consumer tech competition may shift toward hardware, software UX, and distribution, while AI models become interchangeable underneath.